JP4583942B2 - Distribution rack equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a distribution shelf device, and for example, relates to a distribution shelf device used for an operator to take out an electrical component packed in a box in an assembly factory for electrical products and perform a predetermined assembly operation.

  Conventionally, as a distribution shelf device, for example, an assembly operator takes out electric parts packed in a box from the box, and the empty box after taking out the electric parts is transported to a predetermined place using gravity. A shelf apparatus has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The distribution shelf device is provided so as to be swingable along the supply shelf inclined downward toward the worker, the discharge shelf inclined downward toward the discharge side, and the inclination of the supply shelf and the discharge shelf. And a switching shelf.
This distribution shelf device supplies and transports a box to be transported from the supply shelf to the switching shelf in a state where the switching shelf is in a posture along the inclination of the supply shelf, for example, assembling boxed electrical parts. The empty box after the operator has taken out the box and took out the electrical components is supplied and transported to the discharge shelf from the switching shelf that is swung along the inclination of the discharge shelf.

In this physical distribution shelf device, the next box is sequentially placed on the supply shelf while the assembly operator takes out the electrical components from the boxes supplied and transported on the switching shelf. Therefore, it is necessary to stop the box placed on the supply shelf from being supplied and transported to the switching shelf while the assembly operator takes out the electrical component from the transported box.
For this reason, this physical distribution apparatus is provided with a stopper mechanism that can protrude and retract from the conveyance surface of the conveyance path of the supply shelf in the middle of the supply shelf so as to be able to leave and exit. I try to leave. In order to control the exit and withdrawal of the stopper mechanism, a detector that detects the arrival of the box is provided, and a cylinder device that drives the stopper mechanism in accordance with a signal from the detector is provided.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-23713

  By the way, in order to respond flexibly to various production methods such as high-mix low-volume production in recent years, this kind of distribution shelf device needs to be moved when the layout is changed according to the situation (assembly line) of the work site. However, in the above-described conventional distribution shelf device, electrical operation means such as a detector that detects the arrival of a box and drive means such as a cylinder device that drives a stopper mechanism are used. Electricity supply equipment and cylinder equipment piping equipment that can cope with movement are required, which incurs equipment costs, and it is necessary to handle electrical wiring and piping, which interferes with the work. It may be difficult to change the layout of the distribution shelf device.

  In view of the problems of the above-described conventional distribution shelf device, the present invention sequentially receives the objects to be transported from the supply shelves and picks up the objects to be transported at the take-out position for taking out the contents stored in the objects to be transported. Providing a shelf unit for logistics that can be easily moved when changing the layout without requiring special electricity supply facilities and piping equipment for cylinder devices, while providing an extraction shelf that can be placed The purpose is to do.

  In order to achieve the above object, the physical distribution shelf apparatus of the present invention sequentially receives the objects to be conveyed conveyed from the supply shelf into the conveyance shelf body and removes the contents stored in the objects to be conveyed at the take-out position. In a distribution shelf apparatus provided with a takeout shelf that can place a transported object, the takeout shelf is mounted on the takeout shelf by attaching the takeout shelf to the distal end side of a swing lever pivotally attached to the base of the transport shelf. The take-out shelf is provided with a swing shelf that is swingable so that the front end side can be lifted upward at the exit position of the supply shelf, while the placed transported object can be held in a state inclined at a predetermined angle. The lower end of the swing shelf is supported by the rear end portion so that the tip end side of the swing shelf is lifted upward.

  In this case, a discharge shelf for carrying out the object to be transported can be provided in the transport shelf body.

According to the physical distribution shelf device of the present invention, the conveyance object is sequentially received by the conveyance shelf body, and the conveyance object is placed at the take-out position for taking out the contents stored in the conveyance object. In a distribution shelf apparatus provided with a take-out shelf that is capable of being carried, by attaching the take-out shelf to the distal end side of a swinging lever pivotally attached to the main body of the transport shelf, the object to be carried placed on the take-out shelf Can be held in a state inclined at a predetermined angle, and at the outlet position of the supply shelf, a swing shelf formed so as to be swingable so that the front end side is lifted upward is provided, and the rear end portion of the take-out shelf Since the tip side of the swing shelf is lifted upward by supporting the lower surface of the swing shelf, the transported objects conveyed from the supply shelf are sequentially received and the contents stored in the transported objects are taken out. Place the object to be transported at the unloading position To provide a distribution shelf device that can be easily moved when the layout is changed without providing a special electricity supply facility and a cylinder device piping facility while providing an extraction shelf that can be used. Can do.
In particular, the object to be transported placed on the take-out shelf can be held in a state inclined at a predetermined angle, and the swing formed so as to be swingable so that the tip end side is lifted upward at the outlet position of the supply shelf. A moving shelf is provided and the lower end of the swing shelf is supported by the rear end of the take-out shelf so that the front end side of the swing shelf is lifted upward, so that it is accommodated in a transported object placed on the take-out shelf. This makes it easy to take out the contents, and when receiving the transferred object from the supply shelf to the extraction shelf, the subsequent transferred object is held at the position of the swing shelf, and the subsequent transferred object moves to the extraction shelf side. This can be surely prevented.

  Further, by providing a discharge shelf for carrying out the object to be conveyed in the conveyance shelf main body, it is possible to easily carry out the object to be conveyed that has been emptied by taking out the contents stored in the object to be conveyed.

  Embodiments of a physical distribution shelf device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show an embodiment of a physical distribution shelf device of the present invention.
This physical distribution shelf device sequentially receives the articles to be conveyed W conveyed from the supply shelf 2 in the conveyance shelf body 1 and places the articles to be conveyed W at the take-out position where the contents stored in the articles to be conveyed W are taken out. A take-out shelf 3 that can be placed is provided, and a discharge shelf 4 for carrying the article W to be carried is provided as required.

  The physical distribution shelf device is placed on the take-out shelf 3 by attaching the take-out shelf 3 to the top of the swing lever 12 pivotally attached to the rail 11 of the transport shelf main body 1. The transported object W can be held in a state inclined at a predetermined angle, and the base end side is pivotally attached to the supply shelf 2 so that the distal end side is lifted upward at the exit position of the supply shelf 2. An oscillating shelf 21 that can be formed is provided, and the lower end of the oscillating shelf 21 is supported by the rear end portion 35 of the take-out shelf 3 so that the tip side of the oscillating shelf 21 is lifted upward.

  In this case, although not particularly limited, the transport shelf main body 1 is composed of a pipe member and its connecting tool, and the supply shelf 2 and the discharge shelf 4 may include a transported object as necessary. A roller member is provided so that W can be smoothly conveyed.

  In addition, the take-out shelf 3 includes a placement unit 31 on which the transported object W is placed, a support unit 32 that supports the front surface of the transported object W placed on the placement unit 31, and the transported object W. In a state where the article to be transported W is placed at the take-out position for taking out the stored contents, the posture of the take-out shelf 3 is stably maintained by contacting the contact piece 14 provided on the transport shelf main body 1. A contact portion 33 for pulling out, and a manual operation portion 34 for pulling out or pushing back the take-out shelf 3.

  Further, the swing lever 12 is pivotally attached to the crosspiece 11 of the transport shelf main body 1 so that the swing range thereof is regulated by the stopper pieces 13 a and 13 b disposed on the crosspiece 11.

  Further, at the front position of the transport shelf main body 1, when the transported object W that has been emptied by taking out the contents stored in the transported object W is transported through the discharge shelf 4, A temporary placement table 5 for temporary placement can be provided.

Next, the operation of the physical distribution shelf device will be described.
First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, when the transported object W is sequentially supplied from the starting end of the supply shelf 2 on the upstream side in the transport direction, the transported object W passes over the swing shelf 21 of the supply shelf 2, It reaches the take-out shelf 3 and stops when the front surface of the transported object W is supported by the support portion 32 of the take-out shelf 3.

Next, as illustrated in FIG. 2, when the operator manually operates the manual operation unit 34 of the take-out shelf 3 to pull out the take-out shelf 3, the article W to be conveyed reaches the take-out shelf 3. (At this time, the subsequent transported object W also moves in the same manner) and is placed on the take-out shelf 3, and the subsequent leading transported object W is placed on the swing shelf 21 of the supply shelf 2. Placed.
Then, the operator holds the manual operation section 34 of the take-out shelf 3 and shifts the front side of the take-out shelf 3 downward, so that the swing lever 12 pivotally attached to the crosspiece 11 of the transport shelf body 1 is pivoted. The take-out shelf 3 pivotally attached to the front end side is inclined at a predetermined angle at the take-out position at which the contents stored in the carry-to-be-conveyed object W are taken out. To be held in a state. Thereby, it is possible to easily take out the contents stored in the article to be transported W placed on the take-out shelf 3.
At this time, the abutment portion 33 of the take-out shelf 3 abuts against the abutment piece 14 disposed on the transport shelf main body 1, whereby the posture of the take-out shelf 3 can be stably maintained.
Further, the swing shelf 21 formed so as to be swingable so that the front end side provided at the outlet position of the supply shelf 2 is lifted upward supports the lower surface of the swing shelf 21 by the rear end portion 35 of the take-out shelf 3. As a result, the tip end side of the swing shelf 21 is lifted upward. As a result, when the transported object W is received from the supply shelf 2 to the take-out shelf 3, the subsequent transported object W is held at the position of the swing shelf 21, and the subsequent transported object W moves to the take-out shelf 3 side. This can be surely prevented.

The transported object W placed on the take-out shelf 3 is assembled, for example, by the operator sequentially taking out the contents such as the electrical components boxed in the transported object W.
At this time, the swing lever 12 is configured such that a dead point of operation is formed between the state in which the take-out shelf 3 is not pulled out and the state in which the take-out shelf 3 is pulled out. The posture of the take-out shelf 3 can be stably maintained without being affected by the above.

  And after taking out the contents, such as an electrical component boxed in the to-be-conveyed object W, the contents to be contained in the to-be-conveyed object W are taken out, and the to-be-conveyed object (empty box) W becomes empty. 3, and is temporarily placed on a temporary placement table 5 disposed at the front surface position of the transport shelf main body 1 and carried out via the discharge shelf 4.

  Thereafter, when the operator holds the manual operation unit 34 of the take-out shelf 3 and moves the front side of the take-out shelf 3 upward while the operator manually pushes back the take-out shelf 3, the take-out shelf 3 and the supply shelf 2 is returned to the original position shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, and the article W to be conveyed passes over the swing shelf 21 of the supply shelf 2 and reaches the take-out shelf 3. The support unit 32 stops when the front surface of the conveyed object W is supported.

  Hereinafter, similarly, necessary work such as sequentially receiving the articles W to be conveyed from the supply shelf 2 on the upstream side in the conveyance direction into the take-out shelf 3 and taking out the contents stored in the articles W to be conveyed. After the transfer, the contents stored in the transported object W are taken out and the transported object (empty box) W that has been emptied is transported through the discharge shelf 4 repeatedly.

  In this way, the physical distribution shelf device can sequentially receive the articles W to be conveyed from the supply shelf 2 and place the articles W at the take-out position where the contents stored in the articles W are taken out. While providing the take-out shelf 3 as described above, a special electric supply facility and a cylinder device piping facility are not required, and a configuration for easily changing the layout can be provided.

  The physical distribution shelf device of the present invention has been described based on the embodiments thereof, but the present invention is not limited to the configurations described in the above embodiments, and the configurations are appropriately set within the scope not departing from the gist thereof. It can be changed.

  The distribution shelf device of the present invention does not require special electricity supply equipment or cylinder equipment piping equipment and can be easily moved when changing the layout. Therefore, the electrical component can be suitably used for an application of a distribution shelf device that is used for an operator to take out the electrical component and perform a predetermined assembly operation.

It is a left view which shows the whole one Example (state where the extraction shelf is not pulled out) of the distribution shelf apparatus of this invention. It is a left view which shows the whole (state in which the extraction shelf was pulled out) of the same apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part (state in which the extraction shelf is not pulled out) of the apparatus.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conveyance shelf main body 11 Crosspiece 12 Swing lever 13a Stopper piece 13b Stopper piece 14 Contact piece 2 Supply shelf 21 Swing shelf 3 Takeout shelf 31 Placement part 32 Support part 33 Contact part 34 Manual operation part 35 Rear end part 4 Discharge shelf 5 Temporary table W W

Claims (2)

  Logistics provided with a take-out shelf that allows the transport shelf body to sequentially receive the products to be transported from the supply shelves and place the transported materials at the take-out position where the contents stored in the transported materials are taken out. In the shelf apparatus, by attaching the take-out shelf to the distal end side of the swing lever pivotally attached to the transport shelf body, the object to be transported placed on the take-out shelf can be held in a state inclined at a predetermined angle. In addition, a swing shelf is formed at the outlet position of the supply shelf so that the front end can be lifted upward, and the lower end of the swing shelf is supported by the rear end portion of the take-out shelf. A physical distribution shelf device characterized in that the tip side of the moving shelf is lifted upward.   2. The physical distribution shelf device according to claim 1, wherein a discharge shelf for carrying out the object to be transported is provided in the transport shelf body.

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